INDIA, August 19, 2016 (Press Information Bureau): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti launched various projects worth US$83 Million under Namami Gange program at Ganga Barrage in Kanpur today. This includes $9 million interception and diversion plan of Sisamau drain, $59 million networking schemes and river front development scheme at Bithoor worth $15 million. Fourteen Ghats and five crematoria will be constructed at Bithoor.
Speaking on the occasion the minister said her ministry will develop market for treated water based on hybrid annuity mode through the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) Model. She said the Water Resources Ministry is in the process of signing MOUs for this with various Ministries. Sushri Bharti said “We will follow the due process for Ganga conservation. No decision will be taken in haste so that public money is not wasted”.